Canadian animated TV series
For the weapon sometimes erroneously called numb chucks, see
nunchaku
.
Numb Chucks
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Genre
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Created by
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- Phil LaFrance
- Jamie LeClaire
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Developed by
| Jono Howard
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Directed by
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Voices of
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Theme music composer
| Graeme Cornies
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Opening theme
| "Numb Chucks!"
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Ending theme
| "Numb Chucks!" (instrumental)
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Composer
| Matt Davis
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Country of origin
| Canada
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 52
(
list of episodes
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Executive producers
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- Vince Commisso
- Steven Jarosz
- Kyle MacDougall
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Producer
| Tristan Homer
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Running time
| 22 minutes
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Production companies
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Network
| YTV
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Release
| January 7, 2014
(
2014-01-07
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December 1, 2016
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2016-12-01
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Numb Chucks
is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Phil LaFrance and Jamie LeClaire and premiered on
YTV
in Canada on January 7, 2014.
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The series was focused on Dilweed and Fungus, two woodchucks with big hearts, who are obsessed with using their bungling kung-fu skills to protect the lives of the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. The series was cancelled, and its final episode aired on December 1, 2016, after a total of 52 episodes were produced.
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Plot
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Before one night changed their lives, woodchuck brothers Dilweed and Fungus never saw themselves as heroes. But during a late-night-TV infomercial, they ordered a Woodchuck Morris kung-fu video. Now, they have made it their mission to become just as awesome as their kung-fu mentor. Misguided but with good intentions, the brothers become obsessed with using their newfound skills to protect the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. Dilweed and Fungus take on a never-ending quest to fight off danger with Morris' guidance.
Episodes
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Season
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Episodes
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Original air date
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First aired
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Last aired
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1
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26
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January 7, 2014
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2014-01-07
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December 9, 2014
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2014-12-09
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2
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26
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March 17, 2015
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2015-03-17
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December 1, 2016
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2016-12-01
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Characters
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- Dilweed Chuck (voiced by
Terry McGurrin
), a yellow
woodchuck
and the show's main protagonist. He likes to get along with the Ding-a-Ling Springs. His best friend is Fungus.
- Fungus Chuck (voiced by Lou Attia (Season 1) and
Cory Doran
(season 2)), a brown woodchuck who is Dilweed's best friend.
- Quills (voiced by
Bryn McAuley
), a purple
porcupine
.
- Buford G. Butternut (voiced by
Andrew Jackson
), a blue
sheep
with white wool, and the show's main antagonist. He likes bullying the woodchucks.
- Grandma Butternut (voiced by
Julie Lemieux
), Buford's grandma, who is a yellow sheep.
- Sir Rupert Van Der Hooves (voiced by
Robert Tinkler
), a gold-colored
moose
. He likes to get away from the woodchucks.
- Woodchuck Morris (voiced by
Joris Jarsky
), a golden woodchuck. He is the master of Dilweed and Fungus.
Other voices
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Production
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The series is produced by
Jam Filled Entertainment
and
9 Story Media Group
, in association with YTV, and was produced with the participation of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, The
Canada Media Fund
, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit and with the financial participation of The Shaw Rocket Fund.
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Telecast and home media
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Numb Chucks
premiered on YTV in Canada on January 7, 2014 until its final episode aired on December 1, 2016. The series is currently in repeats on YTV and formerly aired repeats on
Teletoon
and
Nickelodeon
.
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On March 10, 2014,
Cartoon Network
announced the series as part of its 2014?15 season to air on the network in the USA.
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However, it was later moved to
Boomerang
and it ran from January 10 to July 12, 2015.
Numb Chucks
has also been sold to
Cartoon Network
(Latin America),
ABC
(Australia),
Disney Channels
(Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia, Israel and Benelux),
TG4
(Ireland),
Cartoon Network
(Italy),
Canal+ Family
(France) and
Super RTL
(Germany).
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The series also airs on
TV2
in New Zealand.
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The series premiered in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2015 on
Pop
and
Pop Max
, several months after Boomerang US dumped it.
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In the Hebrew, the series premiered on
Disney Channel
on May 7, 2014 to 2016. And then there were 26 episodes in Hebrew.
In the Italy, the series premiered on
Boing
on October 20, 2014.
There is no DVD release.
Currently, the series is now streaming on
Tubi
.
It also aired on
Sony Yay
in India.
References
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"Numb Chucks to hit YTV in January"
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Kidscreen
. December 6, 2013.
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"YTV debuts wacky animated comedy Numb Chucks on Tuesday, January 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT"
(Press release).
Corus Entertainment
. December 5, 2013
. Retrieved
July 14,
2020
.
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Crump, William D. (2019).
Happy Holidays?Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film
. McFarland & Co. p. 220.
ISBN
9781476672939
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"Numb Chucks - 9 Story Media Group"
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www.9story.com
. Archived from
the original
on 2019-06-22.
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"YTV debuts wacky animated comedy Numb Chucks on Tuesday, January 7 at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT"
. Corus Entertainment.
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"Cartoon Network Unveils Upfront Slate For 2014?15"
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Deadline Hollywood
. March 10, 2014.
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Wolfe, Jennifer (May 19, 2014).
"9 Story Secures Multiple Sales for 'Numb Chucks'
"
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Animation World Network
. Retrieved
November 22,
2014
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"Watch Numb Chucks Episodes - TVNZ OnDemand"
. Archived from
the original
on 2015-12-22
. Retrieved
2015-10-17
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"Games | Pop Max"
. Archived from
the original
on 2018-11-22
. Retrieved
2020-07-14
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